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The Afghans beat the British once again and they gain full control of her foreign affairs.
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Amanullah Khan changes his title from Amir to Padshah (King).
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Amanullah Khan is overthrown by Habibullah Kalakani
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Kalakani is overthrown by Nadir Khan and supporters of Amanullah and himself are executed.
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Nadir Khan abolishes reform set forth by Amanullah Khan to modernize Afghanistan.
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Nadir Khan is assassinated by a college student, and his son Zahir inherits the throne he reigns till 1973
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The United States of America formally recognizes Afghanistan
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Da Afghanistan Bank is incorporated
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Da Afghanistan Bank is incorporated
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Amanullah Khan's campaign causes uprising with cillvians
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Zahir Shah proclaims Afghanistan as neutral during WW2
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Britain withdraws from India. Pakistan is carved out of Indian and Afghan lands.
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Afghanistan's Parliament denounces the Durand Treaty and refuses to recognize the Durand line as a legal boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Prince Mohammad Daoud becomes Prime Minister.
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The U.S. rejects Afghanistan's request to buy military equipment to modernize the army.
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Daoud turns to the Soviet Union (Russia) for military aid.
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Kruschev and Bulgaria agree to help Afghanistan.
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The Purdah is made optional, women begin to enroll in the University which has become co-educational. Women begin to enter the workforce, and the government.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan come close to war over Pashtunistan.
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Zahir Shah demands Daoud's resignation. Dr. Mohammad Yusof becomes Prime Minister.
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The Afghan Communist Party was secretly formed in January. Babrak Karmal is one of the founders.
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Second nationwide elections. Babrak and Hafizullah Amin are elected.
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Mohammad Moussa becomes Prime Minister.
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July 17th: Zahir Shah is on vacation in Europe, when his government is overthrown in a military coup headed by Daoud Khan and PDPA (Afghan Communist Party).
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UNESCO names Herat as one of the first cities to be designated as a part of the worlds cultural heritage.